Fading funerals: More people choosing cremation, informal ceremonies
From high-cost interments to casual memorials, simpler goodbyes being embraced
Gail Bolander’s sister was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer a little over seven weeks ago.
By September first she was gone.
While it was a swift yet expected death the women were prepared.
A few years ago, “when Mom passed away, we both paid for our cremations,” says Bolander from Sioux Falls.
